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THE FLOWER GARDEN, 
CLIMBERS AND TWINERS. 
Actinidia. — A genus of hardy deciduous climbing shrubs, 
belonging to the Camellia family (Ternstroemiaceae). They are 
useful for covering sunny arbours, trellises and dead tree 
trunks. A warm sunny josition is indispensable, and the most 
suitable soil is a well-drained, light sandy loam. Plant early 
in autumn. No pruning beyond removing dead or sickly 
growth is required. Increased by seeds sown in sandy soil in a 
cold frame in autumn or early spring, also by cuttings with a 
heel of old wood attached, inserted in sandy soil in a cold 
frame in autumn. The species worth cultivating are A. Kolo- 
mikta, white, summer, leaves tinted red in autumn ; A. chi- 
nensis, yellow, summer ; A. volubilis, white, June. The latter 
is a very free grower. All natives of Japan. 
Adlumia (Climbing Fumitory). — The only species culti- 
vated of this genus is A. cirrhosa. It is a hardy biennial, a 
native of N. America, and belongs to the Poppy family (Papa- 
veraceae). The plant has very slender twining stems furnished 
with elegant Maidenhair fern-like foliage, and bears 
fleshy or white-coloured flowers in summer. It is a charming 
plant for growing on a trellis against a warm wall, or for 
rambling over low shrubs on a sunny rockery. Seeds should 
be sown where required to grow in May to ensure plants for 
blossoming the following year. After the first year’s flowering 
self-sown seedlings will appear annually. 
Akebia.. — Hardy evergreen climbing or twining shrubs, 
belonging To tht Barberry family (Berberidaceae). They are 
suitable for growing on trellises, arbours or arches, or in the 
Southern parts of the kingdom over laurels, hollies or other 
evergreen shrubs. Grow in sandy peat, loam and leaf-mould, 
and plant in October, or April or May. The test known 
species is A. quinata. This bears claret-purple flowers in 
racemes in spring. The other species is A. lobata, the flowers 
of which are pale purple and borne in January. The flowers 
of both species are very fragrant. Increased by divisions of the 
root in autumn, or by cuttings inserted in sandy peat in a cold 
frame in autumn. Natives of Japan. 
Aristolochia. (Dutchman’s Pipe). — Hardy deciduous 
climber with rather handsome leaves and curiously formed 
purplish-streaked and yellowish flowers. It makes a capital 
